Yealmpton Prospectus

Being the best you can be

Prospectus

Welcome We believe that Yealmpton is a school at the heart of the community where everyone feels welcome. We are a happy, friendly school with lots of opportunities for all. We are an open school, working hand in hand with parents to ensure the very best education possible for your child. Together, we aim to develop confident individuals who have an enthusiasm for learning and a desire to succeed. We seek to develop responsible citizens, who respect themselves and others and play an active role in school life and the community. Yealmpton Primary School has a highly professional staff team and we pride ourselves on our ability to listen to and support all children and their families, enabling each child to ‘Be the Best they can Be’.

If you would like to find out more about our school, please arrange a visit by contacting the office on 01752 880446 or visit the school website at www.yealmpton-primary.co.uk.

We look forward to welcoming you!

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Aims and Values Vision Statement: Our purpose is to enable confident, motivated, successful and independent children to take a place in and make a contribution to society.

Every individual will be valued and achieve their potential by developing their intellectual, creative, spiritual, moral and emotional well-being and their achievements are celebrated.

Our commitment is to strive for excellence where children can enjoy, achieve and make progress in a safe, inclusive, challenging environmentsupported by a strong moral ethos and high standards of behaviour.

Aims:

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• We aim to develop successful learners who achieve high personal standards and make progress through developing their skills, knowledge and personal qualities. • We aim to develop confident individuals who have high self-esteem, foster good relationships, respect others and care for their community. • We aim to develop responsible citizens who show values of responsibility, respect, co-operation and understanding about their contribution to society.

Values: Understanding Respect Self-belief Relationships Equality Excellence

Curriculum Our curriculum strives for excellence where children can enjoy, achieve and make progress in a safe, inclusive and challenging environment. This is supported by a strong moral ethos and high standards of behaviour.

Our curriculum engages the children’s interest and motivates them to want to learn, explore and find out more. Every individual in our school is valued and achieves their potential with personal achievements celebrated. We aim to provide a caring, supportive and stimulating environment with high quality teaching through which to foster the development of life-long learning skills.

We strongly believe that learning should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience for everyone.

We teach the National Curriculum through a broad and balanced programme where all our children can thrive.

There is a very positive atmosphere in the school and I have been pleased to come in and be involved in activities with the children.

SEND At Yealmpton Primary, we pride ourselves on high quality teaching which is adapted to meet the needs of all children.

Some children may require something additional to and different from what is provided for the majority of pupils; this is special educational provision and we will use our best endeavours to ensure that provision is made for those who need it.

We are committed to ensuring that all children receive the appropriate support and provision to enable them to make good progress at school.

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Safeguarding and Well-being The welfare, well-being and safety of all our children is a major consideration for the staff team. The staff team have regular training in safeguarding arrangements and all staff have the appropriate checks completed.

We aim to raise children’s self-esteem and for every child to feel valued as part of our school team.

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Ivybridge Academy Trust As part of the Ivybridge Academy Trust, we work closely with Ivybridge Community College and make links through curriculum projects and specialist teaching. These links help to provide a rich, broad and balanced curriculum.

Statement from Chair of Ivybridge Academy Trust: The Ivybridge Academy Trust aspires to provide a high quality learning experience for all our students - one that will result in the best possible outcomes for each of them. The ethos of the Academy Trust is to work in partnership with Yealmpton Primary School to develop resilient and resourceful young people who are confident and treat each other with respect. All those who work and contribute to the Trust’s endeavours aim to be reflective and to offer support and challenge to one another in order that we might improve practice, and ensure we are focusing our resources on measures that best improve students’ lives.

The school listens to parent concerns and there are smiles to welcome you.

Outdoor Learning We are proud of our outdoor space and utilise this across the curriculum and to promote Forest Schools. Our great spaces include the Orchard, vegetable garden and sports pitch where these safe green spaces make for wonderful learning. We also extend our learning into the local environment to study nature and wildlife within the wooded valley of the River Yealm and at nearby beaches.

The teachers want you to have a good time in your learning and be happy.

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Extra-curricular and Extended Schools We have a strong provision in extracurricular activities, run by school staff and outside providers. We provide wraparound care through our breakfast club and the externally run after-school club.

Our school has an active parent association called FYVS (Friends of Yealmpton Village School). Great events include school discos and cinema nights, fayres and cake sales!

We also welcome parents to Coffee mornings where there is a forum to spend time and converse with Senior Staff and governors. This is an important opportunity for parents to contribute positively to school life.

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Yealmpton Primary School

Stray Park, Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon PL8 2HF T: 01752 880446 E: admin@yealmpton-primary.devon.sch.uk W: www.yealmpton-primary.co.uk